Future Patken brides..I picked up my album yesterday..
Original post by aliciahelene
Since I picked up my proofs, I have not been happy. My proofs did not look good, many pictures were taken in bad lighting and most were so cheesily posed that I couldnt stand to look at them, It is partly my fault because I wasnt specific enough, and while he was having us pose, I could ahve said no, inttead we did the poses, even though I hated them, anyhow..they were aware with how unhappy I was and have been very accomodating..I had about 400 proofs and was able to find enough pictures that I loved to make an album ..and I was DREADING picking it up because I didnt want to cry anymore,..but we got it yesterday and it was BEAUTIFUL. It really came out nice, I was pleasantly surprised, I actually love my album. So Im very happy. If you have booked Patken, just be specific with what you want, they do beautiful work, but they dont knwo what ya need unless you tell them..I wasnt specific enough. I wanted mostly candids and black and whites, I thought they did alot of everything, but I got mostly posed color pics, not what I wanted....anyhow, also I had ordered pics for my wall and my mom ordered a few, some of them didnt look good, they werent touched up at all, so they are going to reprint them so that we are satisfied, be very specific and you will be very happy. I wasnt specific enough and that is my biggest regret. Just wanted to fill brides in who have booked patken. When we booked them, theys aid they did photojournalism, traditional, etc. I didnt specify that we wanted MORE photojournalism, and thats my fault.BE SPECIFIC< I cant stress it enough! Good luck!!!
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Re: Future Patken brides..I picked up my album yesterday..
Posted by lullabella Edited to say: I guess that is why it is so important to tell them what you want and give them a list of pics you defiantely want. I think this holds true for any photographer.
IMO, although a list is definitely good, i think one really needs to analyze existing pictures to get an idea of the personality of the photographer. i plan on telling my photographer what i don't want (many posed shots, high speed, grainy photos, fisheye lens, etc.), but to give too much instruction i think can compromise the photographer’s style and flavor.
i think some people make a mistake in thinking 'i can just tell them to do this'. if one doesn’t already see it in the photographer's portfolio, i doubt one will see it in the final product.
